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Thin-Cut Pork Chops with Stone Fruit, Arugula, Peppers and Parsley Sauce Created by Executive Chef Levon Wallace, Gray & Dudley, Nashville, TN

4 people

Recipe from Executive Chef Levon Wallace, Gray & Dudley, Nashville, TN

Coteaux d'Aix-en-Provence
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Ingredients
  • 8 4-oz. thin-cut, bone-in pork chops
  • Kosher salt and fresh-cracked pepper
  • 2 Tbsp. butter
  • 3 cups baby arugula
  • 1 cup sliced stone fruit (plums, peaches, nectarines, etc.)
  • ¼ cup sliced sweet peppers (such as lipstick or nardello)
  • 4 Tbsp. peppery olive oil
  • Juice of ½ lemon
  • ¼ cup shaved parmesan curls

Parsley sauce:

  • 1 small shallot, roughly chopped
  • 4 Tbsp. red wine vinegar
  • Juice of one lemon
  • 1 bunch parsley, roughly chopped
  • 1 tsp. kosher salt
  • 2 tsp. black pepper
  • ½ cup olive oil
Direction

Combine all ingredients in a food processor and pulse 10–12 times until smooth.
Heat a cast iron skillet over medium-high heat. Season pork chops liberally with salt and pepper.
Add butter until fragrant and nutty then sear pork chops about 2 minutes per side.
Allow to rest 2 minutes before serving.

In a mixing bowl, combine stone fruit, peppers, arugula, olive oil and lemon juice.
Season with salt and pepper to taste.

How to serve

To serve, place two pork chops on a plate and top with stone fruit and arugula mix and sprinkle with Parmesan cheese and parsley sauce.
Serves 4.

Executive Chef Levon Wallace, Gray & Dudley, Nashville, TN